Index: wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css	(revision 23382)
+++ wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css	(working copy)
@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@
 	color: #124964;
 }
 
-#adminmenu a:hover,
 #adminmenu li.menu-top > a:focus,
 #adminmenu .wp-submenu a:hover,
 #the-comment-list .comment a:hover,
@@ -506,7 +505,6 @@
 }
 
 a,
-#adminmenu a,
 #the-comment-list p.comment-author strong a,
 #media-upload a.del-link,
 #media-items a.delete,
@@ -516,6 +514,14 @@
 	color: #21759b;
 }
 
+#adminmenu a {
+	color: #666;
+}
+
+#adminmenu a:hover {
+	color: #555;
+}
+
 #adminmenu .awaiting-mod,
 #adminmenu .update-plugins,
 #sidemenu a .update-plugins,
@@ -899,11 +905,13 @@
 	border-color: #dfdfdf;
 }
 
-#adminmenu li.menu-top:hover,
+#adminmenu a.menu-top:hover,
 #adminmenu li.opensub > a.menu-top,
 #adminmenu li > a.menu-top:focus {
-	background-color: #e4e4e4;
-	color: #d54e21;
+	background-color: #cdcdcd;
+	color: #555;
+	border-top-color: #e6e6e6;
+	border-bottom-color: #c5c5c5;
 	text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0.4 );
 }
 
@@ -937,14 +945,14 @@
 }
 
 #adminmenu li.wp-not-current-submenu .wp-menu-arrow {
-	border-top-color: #f9f9f9;
-	border-bottom-color: #dfdfdf;
-	background: #e4e4e4;
+	border-top-color: #e6e6e6;
+	border-bottom-color: #c5c5c5;
+	background: #cdcdcd;
 }
 
 #adminmenu li.wp-not-current-submenu .wp-menu-arrow div {
-	background: #e4e4e4;
-	border-color: #ccc;
+	background: #cdcdcd;
+	border-color: #c5c5c5;
 }
 
 .folded #adminmenu li.menu-top li:hover a {
@@ -988,7 +996,7 @@
 }
 
 #adminmenu .wp-submenu .wp-submenu-head {
-	background-color: #e4e4e4;
+	background-color: #cdcdcd;
 	color: #333;
 }
 
Index: wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.css
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.css	(revision 23382)
+++ wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.css	(working copy)
@@ -371,6 +371,9 @@
 	right: 146px;
 }
 
+#adminmenu div.wp-menu-name {
+	padding: 5px 30px 5px 5px;
+}
 
 .folded #adminmenu .wp-submenu.sub-open,
 .folded #adminmenu .opensub .wp-submenu,
Index: wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css	(revision 23382)
+++ wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css	(working copy)
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@
 }
 
 #adminmenu div.wp-menu-name {
-	padding: 5px;
+	padding: 5px 5px 5px 30px;
 }
 
 #adminmenu div.wp-menu-image {